Daily Archives: Friday, December 6, 2019
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Three Chief Executives agree last 20 years were Macau’s best
In separate interviews with mainland state media outlet CCTV, Macau’s three Chief Executives each expressed that in their opinion, the last 20 years since the handover ... -
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | Portugal’s position on Macau unchanged since 1999
Portugal’s position on Macau has remained unchanged since 1999, according to Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and “no change in the global, regional or another ... -
New Macau stresses equity in urban regeneration
Pro-democracy group New Macau Association (ANM) has said that individual owners should be better protected by the urban renewal legislation framework currently under public consultation. Suggestions ... -
Macau Polytechnic opens Portuguese-language center
A new Portuguese training center that aims to train professional Chinese-Portuguese interpreters was opened yesterday at the Macau Polytechnic Institute. The training center is a collaboration ... -
Briefs | Taxi driver license exams to be made electronic
Beginning in 2020, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) will organize the taxi driver’s license exam electronically. In order to optimize the assessment method, which has been used ... -
Cinema | IFFAM jury: Online platforms play crucial role in film success
Online ticketing platforms in mainland China play a critical role in the overall gross revenue of a film, as the platforms allow users to rate the ... -
IAS attends gender equality conference in Thailand
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) attended a United Nations ministerial-level conference on gender equality in Bangkok, Thailand, where a new declaration was adopted to further progress ... -
Sports Bureau opens new athletes training center
A new training center for athletes has now opened. The center is located near the Macau East Asian Games Dome, near R. de Tennis and R. ... -
European tradition finds home at Grand Lapa for festive season
The festive celebrations arrived at Grand Lapa yesterday as it hosted a tree lighting ceremony, along with a live choir of students from The International School ... -
Cultural Industry Council discusses food, culture
The Cultural Industry Council has discussed strategies for the joint development of gastronomy and creative culture, two partially overlapping concepts. The topic was discussed at ... -
HK residents living with tear gas worry of effects
By day, the small commercial kitchen in a Hong Kong industrial building produces snacks. At night, it turns into a secret laboratory assembling a kit for ... -
Technology | Alphabet’s new CEO finally has a title fitting his role
If you want to know how Alphabet Inc.’s new Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will run the company you don’t need to look very far – ... -
Melco supports the 2019 Macao International Parade
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is supporting the objectives of the 2019 Macao International Parade, which is organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, by holding a series ... -
MGM receives special recognition for corporate social responsibility
MGM’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again been recognized at a regional level. Thanks to their outstanding endeavors in CSR, MGM has received ... -
Moon calls for Chinese role in denuclearizing North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday the global diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff with North Korea is at a “critical crossroads” and called ... -
Huawei asks court to throw out US telecom funds ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase ... -
Three charged over Australia’s largest crystal meth seizure
Two customs agents and an information technology worker appeared in a court yesterday charged with drug offenses over Australia’s largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been ... -
Environment | Experts say Mekong River’s new color a worrying sign
The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, experts in Thailand say. ... -
Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment
An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, for women has sued Iran in U.S. federal court, alleging a ... -
This Day in History | 1978 Spain set to vote for democracy
Spaniards have been turning out in force today to cast a vote for democracy and end almost 40 years of dictatorial rule. The majority of the ... -
Offbeat | Man found in freezer was husband of recently deceased woman
A man whose body was in a freezer for as long as 11 years was the husband of the woman who had recently died in their ... -
South Korea’s Lost Kids
• Many children of mix marriages – half-Chinese, half-N.Koreans – are alienated and frustrated as they struggle to navigate a strange culture * Movies: The ... -
In ‘The Two Popes,’ a buddy movie investments
Believers of all religions can agree on one thing: the Vatican is an unlikely place for a bromance. The novelty of Fernando Meirelles’ “The Two Popes” ... -
17 stories inspired by great American paintings
Writers take their inspiration from a variety of sources: an unforgettable face, overheard conversation or perhaps, a painting. The well-known crime writer Lawrence Block has parlayed ... -
All-star Mose Allison tribute hits the right spots
It may be a tired cliche to say someone was one of a kind, but Mose Allison most definitely was. A jazz and blues pianist whose ... -
News of the World | Half-North Korean, half-Chinese kids struggle in South Korea
Song Hong Ryon looks like any other young woman in South Korea. But three years after her arrival from China, the half-North Korean, half-Chinese 19-year-old has ... -
Travelog | Not exactly the Orient Express, but Europe’s sleepers are back
Romanticized by movies like “Murder on the Orient Express” and “From Russia With Love,” sleeper trains had all but disappeared in Europe. Now, some of their ... -
Life & Style | New Zealand finds perfect spokesman: Stephen Colbert
New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect ... -
Figure skating | Hanyu, Chen face off at Grand Prix Finals
Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu owns the last two Olympic gold medals. No man has won three in a row. American Nathan Chen owns the last two world ... -
World briefs
MALDIVES-CHINA The Maldives foreign minister says his country needs to restructure its massive debt to China, which he says has put the Indian ocean archipelago ... -
Eiffel Tower shuts down as mass strikes cripple France
The Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still and teachers walked off the job as unions launched nationwide strikes and protests Thursday over ... -
World views | Trump is the least of NATO’s problems
It was meant to be a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But the mood at a gathering of the alliance’s ... -
Friday, December 6, 2019 – edition no. 3432
* Macau never had it so good • Two Chief Executives and a Chief-to-be say the last two decades have been the best in the ... -
The Buzz | Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ as palace gossip goes viral
NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rattled their show ...
